What do the letters "YKK" really mean on zipper clasp?
Sometimes a small invention can greatly facilitate the existence of all mankind. And it is not even necessary to be vital. For example, lightning on clothes. Just imagine how longer you would be born in the morning with your favorite jeans without this comfortable clasp. By the way, we noticed that there are three capital letters "YKK" in almost all zippers? What does this mysterious message mean, find out today.
Imagine how we live without, for example, widths?
Close more carefully to your jeans, wallet and even winter boots: Most likely, on the back of the clashes of each of these things you will find the same inscription. Amazing but letters "YKK" It is also banging on the zipper of cheap Chinese bags, and expensive (and original) accessories from Hermes. What is hiding behind these symbols?
The letters "YKK" decorate and affordable clothes, and expensive design bags.
Alas, no mysticism and Masonic conspiracy. "YKK" is an abbreviation. But it's funny that Latin letters denote the Japanese name: "Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha" . If you translate to business English, you will get "Yoshida Company Limited". But what does the company "Yoshida" have to zipper?
Motherland "Zipper" - USA.
No, the Japanese are not the inventors of Zasya Zasya. This merit belongs to the American company Whitcomb L. Judson, Which patented a clasp with teeth in the distant 1890th. But after a couple of decades, the resourceful Japanese Tadao Yoshida (Tadao Yoshida) I discovered that the existing "clasp chains" are not so good, often stuck, and they generally break. And, going up to the problem with Japanese scrupulusity, founded his own factory, which began to make a "lightning" quite differently. In production, a special alloy of brass was used, their own dyes for ribbons and even the shape of the teeth changed. Speaking easier, the clashes became such as we know them today.
The Japanese company made the "lightning" as we know them today.
Rumors about new quality clashes that are so convenient to use, flew quickly. And by the 30s of the last century, all major clothing and accessories manufacturers knew about Yoshida. The letters "YKK" decorated thousands of products. And today Yoshida Company Limited produces more than half of all existing zippers in the world. Impressive, right? Therefore, no more mysterious "Ykk" can be seen almost everywhere.
